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Gartner: Gartner Survey Identifies the Top 10 Priorities for CFOs in 2023
“The incorporation of new technology and data into finance processes has the potential to elevate the function into a real-time provider of strategic insights and data for a business.”
CFO Magazine: The CFO’s Changing Role: 5 Data Points from the 2023 CFO Outlook Survey
Only 7% of respondents reported that the benefit of their CFO’s best skillset is scenario planning and forecasting.
CFO Dive: CFO FP&A Close-up: Finance Function’s ‘Octopus’
“Those in charge of the behind the scenes work that goes into budgets and forecasts as well as the analysis of those results, need to have a futuristic, or forward thinking mindset.”
CFO Journal: Manage Cost, Cash, Working Capital to Help Tame Uncertainty
“To reap the margin benefits that cost cutting can yield, the process should aim to provide greater visibility into cost structures across the business. With better insights into demand and spend, leaders can set their sights on improving organizational and operating models while taking out costs.”